How a Quick Motion Shelved the $1.5 B Epstein Finance Subpoena

How a Quick Motion Shelved the $1.5 B Epstein Finance Subpoena
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In a tense congressional hearing, a lawmaker invoked Rule 11 to subpoena Treasury Secretary Bessant for suspicious activity reports detailing about $1.5 billion in Epstein-linked transactions, but before debate could begin another member moved to “lay the motion on the table,” a procedural step that effectively kills the request without discussion. After a brief protest to allow the motion’s text to be finished, the chair permitted completion but immediately put the tabling motion to a vote, underscoring how simple parliamentary maneuvers can quietly block high-stakes financial investigations before they ever start.